Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path.pm in Perl before 5.8.4 allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries in the tree being deleted, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0452.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade perl | Jul 30, 2024 | May 2, 2005 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade perlUpgrade p5-File-Path | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/perl.Upgrade dev-perl/DBI. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 2, 2005 |
| Hpux | — | Apply the remediation from HP for CVE-2005-0448 | Aug 11, 2017 | May 2, 2005 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade runtime/perl-584/extra to version 5.8.4-0.175.1.11.0.3.2 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade runtime/perl-584 to version 5.8.4-0.175.1.11.0.3.2 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade consolidation/osnet/osnet-incorporation to version 0.5.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.2 on Solaris 11.2 | May 29, 2017 | May 2, 2005 |
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